Divided appeals court upholds vehicle theft conviction despite unclear origin of car’s value

Colorado’s second-highest court upheld a defendant’s conviction for aggravated motor vehicle theft last week, even though it was unclear how the Thorton Police Department estimated the value of the stolen car. Officer Marc Faivre encountered Ashley Shelee Gibbens-Martinez in a stolen Kia Sorento in a parking lot. There was visible damage to the door and […]